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The weekly round-up on the climate crisis and data on carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. The greater intensity and frequency of extreme meteorological phenomena are now causing enormous damage at all latitudes and unfortunately the death of many people caught unprepared by events for which we were not prepared.We have also seen it in Italy, recently in Emilia-Romagna twice within a few weeks, and last September in the Marche.But early warning systems and better management of the devastating effects of these catastrophic events can save many human lives.At least according to what one reports study by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Floods in Emilia-Romagna:an announced disaster and because climate change is also involved According to the report, in the countries most exposed to the consequences of the climate crisis, floods, storms and fires have caused trillions of dollars in economic damage over the last half century, but the number of human victims has f...

The recent ones resignation of the executive director of Frontex, Fabrice Leggeri, represent only the last piece of a mosaic of complaints, journalistic investigations And investigations on the work of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, accused of very serious violations of human rights. The step back of the 54-year-old French politician, head of the agency since 2015, would have been due to contents of a report confidential of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF).The investigation, reportedly from an internal Frontex source, “identifies precise responsibilities of the agency and Leggeri for some rejections that occurred in Greece” and indicates “a direct link between the meeting in which the disciplinary measures were to be decided and Leggeri's resignation”. The Director General of OLAF, Ville Itälä, commenting on the investigation with some MEPs, he would have defined Leggeri as "disloyal towards the EU” and responsible for a “poor staff management”. European sources prese...

Black day for the environment yesterday in Strasbourg, where the less ambitious line on the reduction of plastic packaging was passed and the cut in pesticides by 2030 was rejected.In the first case, although the general objectives of reducing plastic waste have been confirmed by the EU chamber, the prohibition of use for some packaging defined as "non-essential".To Italy's great satisfaction, a series of exemptions on reuse obligations for specific industrial sectors.However, no negotiating position was found for the issue of cutting pesticides by 2030.In fact, the report by the Green MEP, Sarah Wiener, on the European Commission's proposal focusing on the sustainable use of pesticides, which would have represented Parliament's mandate in negotiations with the Member States, was rejected. With 426 yes, 125 no and 74 abstentions, the European Parliament adopted the negotiating mandate on the regulation on packaging and packaging waste resizing in a very significant way the pr...

The latest report from the European Environment Agency (also) nails our country:"Over 1,200 minors" are victims of air poisoning every year

Meat, coffee, chocolate, palm oil and wood are among the products that will end up at the center of the controls provided for by the regulation approved by the European Parliament